Mimacraea apicalis

Species of butterfly

Mimacraea apicalis

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Mimacraea
Species:	M. apicalis
Binomial name
*Mimacraea apicalis* Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889^[1]

Mimacraea apicalis, the central acraea mimic, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.^[2]

Adult males mimic Bematistes tellus, while females appear to mimic Acraea oberthueri.

Subspecies

Mimacraea apicalis apicalis (Nigeria, Cameroon)
Mimacraea apicalis gabonica Libert, 2000 (Gabon, Congo)

References

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^ Mimacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.